What I realised in London is that all those competitors are normal and very nice people. Yes they all have great visions and a desire to do something cool. But they all just cook with water and they are all very friendly, clever and positive thinking!

When I am talking with friends and family about the idea of taking part in this race the question “why do you want to compete in the Golden Globe Race?” is always coming up. And actually this is not easy to answer or lets say there are more then one answers to it.

In May, friends of mine and me where planning a two weeks charter cruise in the Croatian med. One week with lots of sailing in which we planned to do a trip round Palacruza, an island in the middle of the Adriatic sea. And the second week we enjoyed a week sailing with our […]